Acocks Green is a stop on the lines out of
Birmingham Snow Hill in South Birmingham between
Tyseley and
Olton.
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| WMR 172 337 at Acocks Green |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Snow Hill Lines) |
| Station code: |
ACG |
| Opened: |
1852 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1852. In 1878 the name of the station was changed to
Acocks Green & South Yardley though switched back to the original name in 1968 [1]. The station had two island platforms when the line was four tracked and on the mainline between
London Paddington and
Birkenhead, though only one island platform is in use today.
The station's main building is at road level with steps down to the platform (a lift is also available). The former brick platform facilities and canopies have now gone and replaced by the usual bus shelter and information screens. The station is managed by West Midlands Railway. Most services which stop at Acocks Green are operated by WMR with a few Chiltern Railway services too.
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| Main station building |
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| A WMR service prepares to depart |
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| Station shelter and lifts |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Banbury to Birmingham (Middleton Press, 2004) Fig. 83
